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Thread: need info ~ insulin helps create muscle mass?

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01-17-2008, 07:33 AM

morrisma

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I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Dec 2007

Location: Landenberg, PA

Posts: 1,163

After 3 years of seeing him, my endo casually informed me that insulin is a growth hormone. He was always rather sparing with info so I have switched endos finally but I've gathered that the growth aspect of it is ONE of the causes of weight gain in users. Lots of other causes (age, depression, finally able to process food, etc) so I'm not sure how to guage it's exact effect but 'growth' could be construed to mean build muscle.
Mike

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